22 March, 2005
Remember What? Remember How?
By Uri AvnerySixty years after the end of the Holocaust, it is time to grow out of all this.The time has come to turn the memory of the Holocaust from an exclusively Jewish property into a world-wide human possession.The mourning, the anger and the shame must be turned into a universal message against all forms of genocide
11 March, 2005
Bush's Guru
By Uri AvneryWhen Israelis heard for the first time about Bush citing Natan Sharansky as his guide and mentor, they gasped in disbelief. Sharansky? Our Sharansky?
06 March, 2005
The Next Crusades
By Uri AvneryThe US government's posturings to bring democracy and freedom to Lebanon , disregarding its complexities and history can only push that country into civil war and with it the whole of Middle East
22 February, 2004
Beware Of The Dog!
By Uri AvneryIf Iran does not submit to the orders of the US (and, perhaps, even if it does) Israel will attack it with American help, much as it attacked the Iraqi nuclear reactor some 24 years ago
25 November, 2004
Bush And Sharon After Arafat
By Uri AvneryLet no one have any illusions: Sharon will use every means, overt and covert, in order to destroy any "moderate" Palestinian leadership. His natural ally is Hamas, which opposes any negotiations with Israel. As of now, Abu-Mazen is Enemy No. 1
23 November, 2004
Missing Arafat
By Uri Avnery & Ari ShavitUri Avnery speaks about a world with and without Yasser Arafat
15 November, 2004
After Arafat
By Uri AvneryAriel Sharon has absolutely no interest in sitting opposite a democratically elected Palestinian leadership enjoying international legitimacy and respect. He will do everything to prevent elections, and, of course, blame the Palestinians
07 November, 2004
A Man And His People
By Uri AvneryWherever Arafat may be buried when he passes away, the day will come when his remains will be reinterred by a free Palestinian government in the holy shrines in Jerusalem
03 November, 2004
The Importance Of Being “Irrelevant”
By Uri AvneryYasser Arafat who years ago was officially declared by the Israeli government to be “irrelevant”, was headline news all over the world this week. There are very few leaders around whose state of health would command similar attention
25 October, 2004
On The Road To Civil War
By Uri AvneryEverybody in Israel is talking about the Next War. The most popular TV channel is running a whole series about it.Not another war with the Arabs. Not the nuclear threat from Iran. Not the ongoing bloody confrontation with the Palestinians.The talk is about the coming civil war
18 October, 2004
Thank You, Dubby
By Uri AvneryBy now, everybody has had a go at analyzing the interview with Dov (“Dubby”) Weisglass, Ariel Sharon’s most intimate confidant. But there is precious little to analyze. His statement is crystal clear: the “redeployment plan” was designed to “freeze” the peace process for decades, to put an end to the possibility of a Palestinian state, once and for all
17 October, 2004
Eggs In One Basket
By Uri AvneryWhat would happen if Americans started to wonder about the roots of the terrorism of Islamic fanatics? Won't there be some who would argue that America got into the Clash of Civilizations with the Muslim world only because of Israel?
03 October, 2004
A Nation? What Nation?
By Uri AvneryIt sounds like a joke, but it is quite serious.The government of Israel does not recognize the Israeli nation. It says that there is no such thing!
13 September, 2004
God Wills It!
By Uri AvneryMany of the most heinous crimes in human history were committed in the name of religion. May God protect us from those who would speak in His name
08 September, 2004
How Are You, Non-Violence?
By Uri AvneryAs long as the Sharon government, with the active encouragement of President Bush, goes on enlarging the settlements, building the Wall and all the other actions of annexation, there is no way to convince Palestinian public opinion to turn its back on violence
01 September, 2004
An Officer In Court
By Uri AvneryThe Berlin wall was smashed and the debris sold as souvenirs to foreign and local tourists. A really sharp operator would now be applying for a concession to sell off chunks when this wall’s time comes
25 August, 2004
A Very Special Kind Of War
By Uri AvneryWhat's going on in occupied territories is a very special war, because it confers rights only on the fighters of one side. On the other side, there is no war, no fighters, and no rights of fighters, but only criminals, terrorists, murderers. Why?
20 August, 2004
Israel And US Elections
By Uri AvneryRight from the beginning, the State of Israel has been critically affected by events in the United States. “If America sneezes, Israel catches cold,” is the local version of the universal saying. This is particularly true in the run-up to American elections
09 August, 2004
Some Order In The Mess
By Uri AvneryAriel Sharon’s “disengagement” plan has already made a mess on all levels. It has sparked a continuing cabinet crisis, an upheaval in several parties, a disorientation of public opinion, confusion in the security establishment and armed confrontations between Palestinian organizations
The Oligarchs
By Uri AvneryOligarchy and democracy are incompatible. As a Russian commentator said about the new Russian democracy: “They have turned a virgin into a whore.”
There Are Judges In The Hague
By Uri AvneryThe same crane that puts the blocks there can also remove them. It happened in Germany. It will happen here. The decision of the judges of The Hague, coming from 15 different countries, has made a contribution to that
To Drink From The Sea Of Gaza
By Uri Avnery"By the end of 2005, not a single Jew will remain in the Gaza Strip!" claims the new Gaza disengagement plan.This reminds us of the classic Jewish joke about the Polish nobleman who threatens his Jew with death if he does not teach his beloved horse to read and write
Sharon's Method
By Uri AvneryThe directive for the onslaught on Rafah came from the political leadership, in order to gratify the primitive emotions of a part of the public. Simply put: they hurt us, so we hurt them tenfold. Ten eyes for an eye, ten teeth for a tooth. That's how votes are won
Living In A Bubble
By Uri AvneryPalestine and Israel each live sealed in its closed bubble, cut off from the other, and, indeed, from the world at large. Inside its bubble, each people cultivates their grievances, the conviction of being the ultimate victim, the memory of the injustices done to them, the anger at the other, cruel, murderous and detestable people
Sharon's Skin And Bush's Spots
By Uri AvnerySharon is prepared to evacuate the 7,000 Jewish settlers who are living in Gaza strip, in return for the consolidation of the West Bank settlements, where 250,000 Jewish settlers live
Three Generals, One Martyr
By Uri AvneryThe picture of Hamas as an inveterate enemy of all peace and compromise is not accurate. The picture is much more complex than meets the eye
Bravo, Amigos!
By Uri AvneryThe Spanish people reacted differently to the big terrorist attack on their soil by throwing out their prime minister who took them to war in Iraq. When will the Israeli publics know the real meaning of terrorist attacks?
The Ghetto Inside
By Uri Avnery"It is easier to get the Jews out of the ghetto than to get the ghetto out of the Jews!" - this dictum of the early Zionists is now assuming a new meaning. Israel is cutting itself off from the world and enclosing itself in a ghetto, and not only physically
Anti-Semitism vs. Anti-Zionism -A Practical Manual
By Uri AvneryOne hates someone for being a Jew, Arab, woman, black, Indian, Muslim, Hindu. His or her personal attributes, actions, achievements are unimportant. If he or she belongs to the abhorred race, religion or gender, they will be hated
Israel's Conscientious Objectors
By Uri AvneryWhen five 19-year old youngsters choose to go to prison rather than enjoy the freedom of the occupiers, Kant himself would have saluted them. The protest against an immoral regime is a categorical imperative
Sharon's Speech Decoded
By Uri AvnerySharon's "Herzliyah speech" outlined a whole, detailed - and extremely dangerous - plan. It is impossible to decipher it without breaking the code. And it is impossible to break the code without knowing Ariel Sharon very well indeed
Human Shield
By Uri AvneryA personal account from Gush Shalom activist Uri Avnery who is in the courtyard of Arafat's Mukat'ah (compound) in Ramallah as a human shield
Slow Motion Ethnic Cleansing
By Uri Avnery"But there are other ways to implement ethnic cleansing: not dramatically, but slowly, daily, even routinely. Like, for example, what's happening now in Bethlehem."
The Magnificent 27
By Uri AvneryThe decision of the 27 Air Force pilots who refused to fly sorties over the occupied territories is magnificent. Some day Israel will recognize the huge debt it owes to the valiant 27
Uri Avnery To Act As Human Shield For Arafat
"I am willing to put myself at risk and serve as a human shield, in order to foil Prime Minster Sharon's intention to murder the leader of the Palestinian People. So are many of my my fellows in the Israeli peace movement"
Removing Arafat
By Uri AvnerySo now it is official: the government of Israel has decided to assassinate Yasser Arafat
Betrayal At Camp David
By Uri AvneryBefore the meeting even started, the Americans had, without consulting the parties, prepared the full text of an agreement. This text is very similar to the agreement that eventually emerged
Killing The Road Map
By Uri AvneryThe Road Map is dead, and the killing was a classic putsch
Hero In War And Peace
By Uri AvneryIf Sharon and the army command succeed in disrupting the hudna (truce) and bring about the renewal of the intifada, they will not break the Palestinians, who will refuse to submit. And after large-scale bloodshed, Yasser Arafat will make a speech in the Knesset, as did Sadat, the "Hero of War and Peace".
Who Will Save Abu-Mazen?
By Uri AvneryAbu-Mazen will fall before the end of October--this conviction is gaining ground in leading Palestinian circles
Caesar's Favor
By Uri AvneryHail Caesar, those who are about to kill Abu Mazen salute you
Will the Hudna last?
By Uri AvneryAfter "Intifada" (shaking off) and "Shahid" (martyr), another Arabic term has entered the world's vocabulary: "Hudna" (truce)
To Aqaba And Back
By Uri AvneryWhat makes George Bush run? Why this sudden enthusiasm for personal intervention in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?
The Children's Teeth
By Uri AvneryLet there be no illusions: Sharon's final goal is turning the whole country, from the Mediterranean to the Jordan river, into an exclusively Jewish state
The Evil Wall
By Uri AvneryThe wall twists like a snake according to a simple principle: most of the settlements must remain on the western side of the wall, i.e. eventually to be absorbed into Israel
Abu Against Abu
By Uri AvneryThe clash between Yasser Arafat (Abu-Amar) and Mahmud Abbas (Abu-Mazen) is not a clash of egos but a debate about existential questions
Why Do They Kill Children?
by Uri AvneryAn enquiry into the psyche of a Palestine suicide bomber